Free Riding Is a Problem with Public Goods but Not

question 43

Multiple Choice

Free riding is a problem with public goods but not with private goods,because for the private good

• A) the good is rival.
• B) the marginal cost of production is greater than zero.
• C) the good is excludable.
• D) the good is free.

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